From Taxonomic Accuracy to Toxin Naming: A Welcome Dialogue in Toxicon

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  From Taxonomic Accuracy to Toxin Naming: A Welcome Dialogue in Toxicon By Luis A. Roque | Arácnido Taxonomy When I submitted my correspondence, “When tarantula venom comes from a misnamed spider: The importance of taxonomic accuracy in theraphosid toxinology,” to Toxicon , I hoped it would encourage a broader conversation. The purpose was to draw attention to a problem that benefits from the experience of people working across taxonomy, venom research, and biological databases. Dr. Volker Herzig’s response, “The need for a unified toxin nomenclature for consistent toxin naming,” is precisely the kind of engagement I hoped to see. His contribution acknowledges the importance of identifying venom-source organisms accurately while bringing another essential question into focus: How do we maintain continuity in toxin names when taxonomy and our understanding of toxin function change? Two connected challenges My original correspondence focused on the biological source of venom. In t...

A NEW SPECIES OF SCORPIO LINNAEUS, 1758 FROM ALGERIA (SCORPIONES: SCORPIONIDAE) AND A NEW CASE OF VICARIANCE.

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Arachnides
Bulletin de Bibliographie et de Recherches

Editor: Gerard Dupre

A NEW SPECIES OF SCORPIO LINNAEUS, 1758 FROM ALGERIA (SCORPIONES: SCORPIONIDAE) AND A NEW CASE OF VICARIANCE.

Abstract

A new species of Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 is described from the Atakor volcanic field in the
Hoggar massif, located in the South of Algeria. Scorpio atakor sp. nov. most certainly represents a
vicariant element of Scorpio tassili Lourenço & Rossi, 2016, species equally described from a massif
formation, the Tassili N’Ajjer, in the South of Algeria. Both species are distributed in high altitudes in
these massifs. Scorpio trarasensis Bouisset & Larrouy, 1962 stat. rev., stat. nov. is also restored from
its synonymy with Scorpio maurus maurus Linnaeus, 1758 and raised to species level. The number of
confirmed species of Scorpio in Algeria is raised to six.


1-10. A new species of Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 from Algeria (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)
and a new case of vicariance. Ythier E., Sadine S.E., Bengaid Y. & Lourenço W.R. Arachnides 113, 2024. https://www.ntnu.no/ub/scorpion-files/arachnides.php


As always, a special thanks to Gérard for sending me this latest issue of his publication.